1. He just got re-united with his best friend (Lowry), and by all reports has begun a tight relationship with DeMar. He's human.
2. By all accounts, the players on this team believe they can be very good, and have been putting in a lot of time together over the summer. Heck, the entire team, including newcomers Psycho T and Novak, got together in Vegas during Summer league, to bond and work out together.
3. Where would you rather live? Charlotte or Toronto?

As far as Charlotte being a better team. Really? I very strongly disagree, but we'll see.

Tank nation keeps talking about getting valuable prospects and valuable picks as if they can be simply cherry picked, yet when challenged to present something

It's a pointless direction, though. We don't have enough info and insight, in the end.

I think Atlanta makes some sense, they are trying to make the playoffs and they need a secondary creator and they need a SF; they also have great spacing which would allow Gay to pick his favorite spots. And they also have sexy young pieces to trade, like Shroeder, Nogueira, Jenkins, picks.

I think to a lesser degree he makes sense for the Pistons and the Cavs. It sounds sad, but when it comes to the Cavs he would be a huge upgrade defensively, and they could use a real 3.

Bucks, if they aren't tanking. They lack a SF starter, and Gay would certainly help them achieve .500, which seems to be their goal.

Wizards. One of the better fits.

Dallas. Although that would likely involve Vince coming back to Toronto, so I guess not.

Wolves. They could definitely use him, except he'd be a rental there. They can't afford him long term. But on the other hand, they won't be able to afford to re-sign Derrick Williams / Shved either, so there are some interesting options here.

But in the end, who thought that Bargnani would end up on the Knicks? That Thomas Robinson would get traded twice in a year after he seemed like everyone's favorite draft prospect? So it's all a fun bit of speculation, but it makes for a shitty argument in a discussion like this for either side.

1. He just got re-united with his best friend (Lowry), and by all reports has begun a tight relationship with DeMar. He's human.
2. By all accounts, the players on this team believe they can be very good, and have been putting in a lot of time together over the summer. Heck, the entire team, including newcomers Psycho T and Novak, got together in Vegas during Summer league, to bond and work out together.
3. Where would you rather live? Charlotte or Toronto?

As far as Charlotte being a better team. Really? I very strongly disagree, but we'll see.

1. What if Lowry was sent with him? The NBA appears to be a huge fraternity these days. I'm sure he and DD will remain friends and there are possibilities for new friendships there as well.

2. With only DD, Amir, and Gray having more than 1 full season in Toronto I am a little leery here. But chemistry is important and can't be dismissed.

3. I've never been to Charlotte. But I've heard good things plus the stereotypical advantages of an American playing in US.

Well, I just provided some reasons I believe that. Do you have reasons to dispute it, or just content to take a cheap shot?

You're using deductive reasoning, which I personally have no problem with. I actually agree with your logic that Gay would be unhappy (at least initially) if he was moved to Charlotte.
However when Craiger used deductive reasoning to suggest that the Bobcats may be interested in accelerating their rise from the basement of the standings, you accused him of creating narratives.

So yes, if you feel like you're above the same criticism that you hurled at someone else moments before... I find it ironic.

It's a tasteless joke. The actions of a few do not represent the desires and/or actions of an entire group.

Not funny at all.

Oh come on, seriously? The NBA has long had a reputation of being a 'gangster/thug' league, from all the gun/drug incidents, to teams fighting in the stands, to Stern famously air-brushing AI's tattoos off for a magazine cover, to the league's enforced dress code for players. lol

Not funny to you, perhaps. You're hardly the official RR authority on all things humor.

It's a tasteless joke. The actions of a few do not represent the desires and/or actions of an entire group.

Not funny at all.

Holy crap..make the world a better place and punch Xixak in the face.

Buddy, you've insulted and degraded so many posters on here that your personal feelings on subjects are null in-void.

You take issue with a joke and want something to be done about it? You should of thought of that before you went around calling everyone sarcastically "dude" and "bro" and telling them to "stop" and that they're "on crack" and "what on earth (are they talking about?)..."

If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?

Sometimes, I like to buy a book on CD and listen to it, while reading music.

Buddy, you've insulted and degraded so many posters on here that your personal feelings on subjects are null in-void.

You take issue with a joke and want something to be done about it? You should of thought of that before you went around calling everyone sarcastically "dude" and "bro" and telling them to "stop" and that they're "on crack" and "what on earth (are they talking about?)..."

Umm calling someone "dude" or "bro" is not an insult by any stretch of the imagination. I start conversations with my friends like that... so if you're taking it as trying to degrade someone, then Lord help you.

Saying "stop" or "what on earth" and making a general reference (not I did not say any specific poster was on crack) to being "on crack" are not even in the same category as making a racially charged joke. Just because some "thugs" or "gangsters" might have played in the NBA before or still play in it currently does not mean that the players in the league would find a gun-favoring environment attractive. It's an incredibly ignorant thing to say. And I'm only using the word "ignorant" to put it lightly.